The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, has taken a swipe at some Nigerians for celebrating former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.), on his 85th birthday.
Writing on his verified X handle late Monday, Sowore said
Babangida had lived long but was no longer living well.
He alleged that Nigeria would not have deteriorated to where
it was today without IBB’s “wickedness and selfishness” in the exercise of
power.
The human rights activist added that the legacy of the
former military leader was not one of nation-building, but of decisions that
deepened corruption, undermined democracy and left generations of Nigerians
paying the price.
“Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, the man who did Nigeria dirty,
is being celebrated by his cronies on his 85th birthday.
“He lived long but is no longer living well; but had he not
been so wicked and selfish in the exercise of power, Nigeria would not be where
it is today.
“History should remember not just the birthday celebrations,
but the consequences of the choices he made while holding power that ruined
Nigeria,” Sowore tweeted.
IBB was Head of State from 1985 to 1993, when he stepped
aside after annulling the popular June 12, 1993, presidential election, which
was widely believed to have been won by MKO Abiola.
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